Monday, January 6, 2014

Brain Cancer Research & Understanding A Particular Hybrid

By Robert Sutter


Brain cancer research is going to focus tremendously on glioblastoma and for all of the right reasons. It is one of the most important names to consider when it comes to this particular field, which is something that you can figure out in due time. Seeing as how treatment may be troublesome to find, though, what if I were to tell you that a tandem of drugs can bring about certain degrees of success? I believe that it is a point to take into consideration when considering such a serious ailment.

There was a written piece that was featured on US News and World Report and it seemed to focus quite a bit on the idea of glioblastoma. This level of focus is not exactly out of the ordinary; especially when you consider that this particular type of tumor is seem as one of the most aggressive that can be imagined. The University of Zurich stated that this type of condition is "virtually incurable," at least at this point. This is where I feel like talk of a particular drug combination can come into play.

The study group at the university looked into this condition more so, utilizing mice in order to see how a drug combination could be utilized. The mice were given both a T cell-boosting protein - dubbed interleukin-12 - as well as a drug that would be able to block off the inhibitory function that is commonly associated with the T cell. Keep in mind that while only IL-12 could be put to use, it was determined that mice had a boosted survival rate of 25%. However, the results should not stop at this point, should they?

I believe that this is a particular case that will be able to benefit the ongoings that are associated with brain cancer research. Another drug would be able to come into play, making sure that the T cells could not regulate like they would have normally. The survival rate, in turn, changed from 25% and boosted to a much higher 80%. To say that this type of increase is tremendous would be an understatement and I'd like to think that many organizations would be able to focus on it, V-A-B-C seen amongst them.

I think that, regardless of where this type of news goes, it's apparent that there are possibilities which exist. I believe that brain cancer research is all about finding out what works best and sticking with it or searching to find entirely unique drugs that can work alone or with others. The tandem that was referred to before is, in my mind, quite noteworthy. I have to believe that, in time, this will be able to develop and go on to become utilized in studies to come.




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